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This Chicken and Broccoli salad is the perfect summer salad; no cooking is required, it is easy to prepare, and ready to eat in minutes. We love the balance of flavors and textures with the chicken, broccoli, grapes, celery, greens, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, and red onion, all brought together with a sweet poppy seed dressing. Here the image is pictured overhead with the salad arranged on a large oval platter, and the dressing drizzled over the top.

Chicken and Broccoli Salad with Grapes

Looking for Classic 4th of July Dinner Recipes? We've got you covered! From BBQ ribs and burgers to potato and pasta salad to festive cookies and pies, here we share some of our absolute favorites! The image is a college of our favorite 4th of July menu items with main dishes, sides, and desserts.

4th of July Dinner Recipes

These smashburgers are our family's favorite burger. They cook in 4 minutes, have an amazingly juicy patty that locks in the flavor when smashed, a flavorful crisp crust, and a fantastic sauce that tastes so good with the burger. If you haven't tried making smashburgers before, these are a must try for your next barbecue! Here the smashburger is pictured centered in the image, assembled, and placed on a cutting board with fries in the sides and foreground and burger toppings and a drink in the background.

Best Smashburger Recipe

These Baby Back Barbecue Ribs have a delicious smoky rub and a sweet barbecue glaze. Baked in the oven and finished in the grill or broiler, they are tender every time and are a year-round favorite. Here the ribs are pictured just after baking in the oven in the pan with the barbecue glaze being brushed on top.

Baby Back Barbecue Ribs

This Barbecue Ranch Chicken Salad with juicy barbecue chicken, smoky bacon, seasoned black beans, corn, tomatoes, creamy avocado, and onions is a delicious, filling main dish salad. Topped with homemade ranch dressing and a drizzle of barbecue sauce, it is a family favorite that kids and adults enjoy. Here the salad is arranged in a large bowl surrounded by additional ingredients from the salad, and ranch and barbecue dressing.

Barbecue Ranch Chicken Salad

This Marinated Flank Steak Recipe with soy sauce, lime and orange juice, cilantro, garlic, chipotle, and seasonings makes an incredibly tender and flavorful steak. Cooked quickly under the broiler or on the grill, this steak tastes amazing on its own or served in tacos, fajitas, bowls, or salads. Here the steak is displayed on a cutting board with several slices cut in front of it.

Marinated Flank Steak Recipe

This is our favorite chicken salad. We love the chicken, celery, grapes, craisins, almonds, and green onions in the salad, and the dressing takes it over the top. The creamy mayonnaise poppy seed dressing has a little sugar, oil and vinegar, and Dijon mustard that really sets this chicken salad apart. Here the chicken salad is served on a plate in an open, halved croissant with additional croissants, sandwiches, and salad in the background.

Croissant Chicken Salad

This Marmalade Glazed Ham is the perfect finishing touch for any holiday ham. The slightly sweet, citrusy, buttery glaze combined with the salty, smoky ham takes the ham to a whole new level. Ready in minutes, the glaze ingredients are whisked together and brushed on the ham during the last 20 minutes of baking. Here the ham is placed on a platter with orange and rosemary garnishes, with slices fanning out in front of the ham. Mashed potatoes and green beans are in the background.

Marmalade Glazed Ham

This Brown Sugar Soy Chicken has a simple marinade of brown sugar, soy sauce, butter, water, and seasoning. Part of the marinade is reserved as a glaze for the chicken after it bakes. Whether you marinate it for two or twenty-four hours, the chicken has tremendous flavor. This baked chicken is easy to prepare and is a perfect weeknight meal. Here the chicken is served on a plate with a side of rice with a spoon glazing the chicken with the reserved sauce.

Brown Sugar Soy Chicken

This Homemade Chicken and Dumpling soup is a flavorful, comforting soup, perfect for a rainy day or when sickness hits at home. The dumplings are like drop biscuits, they are easy to make and come together in a few minutes before cooking in the soup. My favorite thing about this soup is the delicious, thickened broth that results from the dumplings cooking in the soup. This has been a family favorite for years. Here the soup is pictured served in two soup bowls with a linen, spoons, and a spring of rosemary.

Homemade Chicken and Dumpling Soup